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HISTORY and MISSIONYPl transforms Los Angeles neighborhoods using a holistic approach to reduce poverty by ensuring families have access to high quality schools, wrap-around education and technology services, enabling a successful transition from cradle to college and career. The Los Angeles Promise Neighborhood will transform the communities of Hollywood and Pacoima with a continuum of cradle-to-career services and will be a zone of choice for families with a wide range of high-quality school options including traditional, charter, pilot and partnership schools. The centerpiece of the Los Angeles Promise Neighborhood (LAPN) is an innovative public-private partnership that blends diverse funding streams around a core set of outcomes and objectives. The LAPN is transforming 19 neighborhood schools into full-service community schools while opening six Promise Neighborhood Centers and dozens of satellite centers.

SUMMARYThe College & Career Ambassador will be responsible for the development and implementation of YPI's college-and-career readiness projects. The College & Career Ambassador will develop a College Ambassador Youth Program; outreach, recruit and provide services to students and parents with college awareness advising session, workshops, and/or weekend events. Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

· Design, coordinate, and implement student and parent services at target school sites· Coordinate programming in areas such as post-secondary education options, financial aid, career exploration through workshops, events, individual and small group counseling and classroom presentation· Ensure student participants and parents are served from the surrounding targeted schools· Provide training for school personnel, department personnel in areas such as, but not limited to the following: postsecondary preparation, financial aid and college selection, academic preparation· Support with coordination of college field trips and college and career fairs· Ensure that all objectives are met in a timely and cost-effective manner· Assist supervisor with planning and program development· Resolve issues pertaining to delivery of services of the college awareness project· Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, school, community, and partner personnel· Provide walk-in counseling around college and career preparation for community residents· Attend community events, forums, and other events that relate to the goals and objectives of the program· Participate in community meetings, staff meetings, and training workshops that relate to the goals and objectives of the program· Responsible for a region of schools· Support with all required programs documents· Complete required reports and update to supervisor in a weekly, bi-weekly, and/or monthly basis · Coordinating the collection and input of evaluation data used to measure ongoing program effectiveness of services and program outcome measures· Guide services and curriculum development to ensure that objectives are met· Responsible for managing program outcomes· Assist with coordination of AB540 workshops, coordination of Cash for College events

POSITION REQUIREMENTSQUALIFICATIONS· Bachelor degree in education, liberal studies or related area; PPS Credential preferred· Minimum 2-3 years experience providing direct services to students and parents, multicultural populations or under-prepared students· Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with school personnel, after school personnel, program officers, evaluators, parents, students and community professionals· Experience working in collaboration with mentoring, after-school , and other activities (such as events, workshops, fieldtrips) that relate to the goals and objectives of the program· Excellent oral and written communication skills· Demonstrated competency with technology, internet, software, etc.· Demonstrated competency with record-keeping, documentation and data management· Ability to teach service delivery skills to volunteers, interns, peer mentors, and others as needed· Expertise in program design and availability to decision making regarding participant service delivery and liability· Ability to provide leadership and coordination of day-to-day programming· Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)· Must have independent judgment and problem solving ability· Must be available to work flexible schedule (some mornings, some evenings)· Ability to work under only general supervision, self-starter, ability to multi-task· Punctual, deadline-driven· Must have access to reliable transportation for frequent travel between sites· Bilingual/Spanish· If applicable, will be required to present current California driver license, proof of acceptable driving record (DMV H-6 printout), and liability auto insurance· Must pass a criminal background check (Live Scan fingerprinting) prior to beginning employment with children· Must present proof of negative Tuberculosis skin test (Mantoux) prior to beginning employment dated within 60 days prior to start date

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